Penny Hardaway? No. But others have Heat roster shots

So how do you follow up a sign-a-thon like the Miami Heat held Friday?

By sifting between fact and fiction.

Fiction apparently is Penny Hardaway's bid to revive his career after being out of the league since being cut by the Heat in December 2007.

Hardaway, 39, who has a home in South Florida and has been playing pickup games in the area with current NBA players, tried to state his case Friday on ESPN.

"I'm just throwing my name in the hat," Hardaway said on the network's "Outside The Lines" program. "I'm just one to put my name out there and say, 'Hey, I would love to be one of the guys to be on that team.' "

The Heat declined comment on Hardaway, with Heat President Pat Riley apparently unaware of the interest.

Barnes had been expected to make a decision Friday, but instead posted on his Twitter account, "Couple new teams just jumped n2 the game, so I'm sorry 2 say ima have 2 get back 2 you. Ill let yall know something with in the nxt few days."